A British department store is creating a buzz this Christmas after teaming with Age UK, a charity for senior citizens, to raise funds and awareness of the scourge of loneliness among the elderly today.
World Meeting of Families 2015
A Family’s Mission
As 270 bishops engage in dialogue on the pastoral care of the person and the family during the XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, Catholics are reflecting on the family’s vocation.
Korean Bishop Visits Long Island City
On his way back from the Philadelphia World Meeting of Families, Archbishop Thaddeus Cho Hwan-Kil, head of the Daegu Archdiocese in South Korea, stopped at St. Raphael’s Church, Long Island City, to celebrate Mass with the Korean Martyrs Apostolate.
Philly Cops Kept City Moving for Pope’s Visit
Anyone who attended the pope’s visit to Philadelphia Sept. 26-27 could not help but notice the massive security apparatus that was set up around the events.
Parking Policy Closes WMF Marketplace
It was a parking policy that created a glitch during an otherwise smoothly run World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, forcing vendors to shut down their exhibits early.
Our Youth Welcomes Pope Francis
Diocesan youth welcomed their pope and celebrated his trip to the United States.
Diocesan Group Enjoys World Family Meeting
About 200 parishioners from Brooklyn and Queens attended the eighth World Meeting of Families (WMF) in Philadelphia, Sept. 23, as part of a pilgrimage organized by the diocese’s School of Evangelization.
Pope Gives Unscripted Speech on Family Life
Pope Francis urged the hundreds of thousands of people gathered for the closing Mass of the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia, Pa., to serve and care for each other as freely as God loves the human family.
Pope’s Visit Memorable For the Little Things
Austen Ivereigh writes about the papal apostolic visit, a journey that began in Santiago de Cuba and ended in Philadelphia.
Pope Impressed by Church in US
By Cindy Wooden ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM PHILADELPHIA (CNS) – As the American Airlines plane taking him to Rome from Philadelphia took off, Pope Francis said he pictured the faces of all the people he met, and he prayed for them. At the end of his first-ever visit to the United States, the pope […]